vascular
Relating to vessels
Vascular describes systems of vessels that carry fluids through living organisms.
In animals, the vascular system consists of blood vessels—arteries, veins, and capillaries—that circulate blood throughout the body.
In plants, vascular tissue includes xylem and phloem, which transport water, nutrients, and sugars.
The term appears frequently in medical contexts: vascular surgery, vascular disease.
A vascular plant is one with these internal transport systems, distinguishing ferns and flowering plants from mosses and algae.
Tubes carrying oxygenated blood
- veinsBlood-return tubes
- capillariesTiniest blood vessels
- aortaChief arterial trunk
- venulesSmallest vein branches
arterioles · vasculature · endothelium · lumen · tunica · intima · smooth muscle · valve
Arterial plaque accumulation disease
- thrombosisClot forming in vessel
- embolismObstruction in blood vessel
- aneurysmArterial wall bulge
- stenosisAbnormal bodily narrowing
ischemia · hemorrhage · vasculitis · hypertension · varicose · stroke · claudication · edema
Movement through a system
- perfusionFluid delivery to tissue
- pulseArterial blood throb
- blood pressureCirculatory force measurement
- systoleHeart muscle contraction phase
diastole · cardiac output · vasodilation · vasoconstriction · resistance · compliance · laminar flow · turbulence
Formation of new vessels
- vascularizationFormation of blood vessels
- endothelialOf vessel-lining cells
- growth factorCell-proliferation signaling molecule
- capillary bedTiny vessel exchange zone
permeability · basement membrane · sprouting · remodeling · collateral
Of blood movement
- lymphaticOf fluid-draining vessels
- nervousUneasy and apprehensive
- muscularHaving well-developed sinews
- skeletalOf or like bones
respiratory · digestive · renal · endocrine · systemic · pulmonary · peripheral · cerebral
Imaging of blood vessels
- angioplastyProcedure to widen vessels
- stentImplanted tube for blockages
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- catheterizationMedical tube insertion procedure
doppler · ultrasound · revascularization · phlebotomy · ablation · embolization · grafting · intervention
Tubes carrying oxygenated blood
- networkInterconnected system
- channelsPaths for transmission
- corridorsEnclosed building passages
- routesPaths for travel
pathways · thoroughfares · lifelines · infrastructure · distribution · supply lines · conduits
arteries
Tubes carrying oxygenated blood
- veinsBlood-return tubes
- capillariesTiniest blood vessels
- aortaChief arterial trunk
venules · arterioles · vasculature · endothelium · lumen · tunica · intima · smooth muscle · valve · bifurcation
atherosclerosis
Arterial plaque accumulation disease
- thrombosisClot forming in vessel
- embolismObstruction in blood vessel
- aneurysmArterial wall bulge
stenosis · ischemia · hemorrhage · vasculitis · hypertension · varicose · stroke · claudication · edema · plaque
circulation
Movement through a system
- perfusionFluid delivery to tissue
- pulseArterial blood throb
- blood pressureCirculatory force measurement
systole · diastole · cardiac output · vasodilation · vasoconstriction · resistance · compliance · laminar flow · turbulence · autoregulation
angiogenesis
Formation of new vessels
- vascularizationFormation of blood vessels
- endothelialOf vessel-lining cells
- growth factorCell-proliferation signaling molecule
capillary bed · permeability · basement membrane · sprouting · remodeling · collateral
circulatory
Of blood movement
- lymphaticOf fluid-draining vessels
- nervousUneasy and apprehensive
- muscularHaving well-developed sinews
skeletal · respiratory · digestive · renal · endocrine · systemic · pulmonary · peripheral · cerebral · coronary
angiography
Imaging of blood vessels
- angioplastyProcedure to widen vessels
- stentImplanted tube for blockages
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
catheterization · doppler · ultrasound · revascularization · phlebotomy · ablation · embolization · grafting · intervention · surgeon
arteries
Tubes carrying oxygenated blood
routes · pathways · thoroughfares · lifelines · infrastructure · distribution · supply lines · conduits
- medicinedoctor, doctors, hospital, medicine, surgery
- biology termscell, DNA, genetics, genetic, evolution
- blood/circulationartery, vein, blood, heart, pulse
- Circulatory Systemheart rate, blood, artery, veins, capillary
- tissuesadipose, neural tissue, cardiac tissue, fibrous tissue, bone
- anatomy termsanterior, posterior, dorsal, ventral, medial
- vascular networkInterconnected blood vessels
- vascular surgeonPhysician repairing arteries, veins
- vascular systemBlood-transporting vessel network
- vascular tissuePlant's internal transport network
- vascular dementiaCognitive loss from impaired cerebral circulation
- vascular diseaseIllness of blood vessels